Leaders and doctors on Monday criticised the sentence of life imprisonment for the convict in the RG Kar rape-murder case by the Sealdah court, demanding a death penalty for this heinous crime.
CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the punishment given to the convict in the RG Kar case, saying that the state government should also have been held accountable.
After Sealdah Court sentenced Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, to life imprisonment, the father of the trainee doctor raised questions on the investigation conducted by CBI and Kolkata Police, saying that "we want justice, not compensation."
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma interacted with the child through video conferencing before allowing him to remain with the mother Nikita Singhania.
"Punishment, no matter how severe, does not end the problems. The rising incidences of rapes, assaults, and murders are alarming and reflect a deeper societal malaise," Governor Bose stated.
Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the court giving life imprisonment to the convict in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case and said if the case had been with Kolkata Police, they would have ensured a death penalty.
Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the court giving life imprisonment to the convict in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case and said if the case had been with Kolkata Police, they would have ensured a death penalty.
According to a release, while the Commission had initially advocated for the imposition of the death penalty, it acknowledges the court's decision to impose a sentence of life imprisonment for the convict.
After Sealdah Court sentenced Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, to life imprisonment on Monday, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that common people of Bengal are disappointed with the verdict as it is not as per expectation of them.
After Sealdah Court sentenced Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, to life imprisonment, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla accused Trinamool Congress and West Bengal police of 'manipulating many things,' that's why the case got weakened.
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